19 FEBRUARY 1945 · MONDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary
Mission 835.Meschede-Henschel.
Meschede-Henschel, Germany
Intended Target
Meschede-Henschel
Meschede-Henschel, Germany
Operating Group
93rd BG
2AD
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
97 / 291
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
265.7
tons
The route.
§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
102° T
Bearing In
287° T
The formation.
§ 24 Aircraft Dispatched
Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection
Formation position 1-2
Formation position 1-3
Formation position 2-1
Formation position 2-2
Formation position 3-1
Formation position 3-2
Formation position 3-3
Formation position 4-1
Col. Westover (4AB) listed as OA — observer/additional crew from 4th Air Division or higher HQ
Capt. Clark Islain listed as CA (Command Pilot); Capt. Lynch listed as CA (Command Pilot)
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published